I am a charismatic speaker and international emcee born to connect a room. At five, I volunteered to wrap a boa constrictor around my neck. Soon after, my first dance recital as a bumblebee ballerina (photo below) lit me up from within. Years later, I placed second in the National Spelling Bee. Those moments taught me that stage is where the magic - and the meaning - happens.
Today, I serve as a keynote speaker, emcee, moderator, and on-camera host known for warm energy, crisp clarity, and improv-ready presence. On stage and on screen, I catalyze content into connection - drawing out the heart of your message, threading themes in real time, and turning audiences into participants across live, virtual, and hybrid events.
I earned a Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology with honors from the University of Michigan. Pre-med by day; theater, dance, improv comedy, and communications by night.. That blend of science and storytelling still shapes how I tranlate complex topics - especially across technology, healthcare, and finance - into messages people feel and remember.
I've led multi-day programs at events like CES and IFT, energized internal sales kickoffs, interviewed celebrities, and emceed awards galas across North America, Europe, Singapore, India, and the Middle East. Whether welcoming thousands to a general session or guiding a high-stakes panel, my aim is constant: move the room, make the message land, and leave a lasting impact.
As a ballerina bumble bee at age 6 (pictured above), it was my love of performance and connecting with audiences, that ignited a flame inside. That passion continues to drive me today when speaking to folks all over the world.
Dance is about emotional connection. I choreograph and teach Repertoire dance to adults. Each season, we focus on a contemporary piece that tells a story and resonates emotionally with audiences, and I often throw in a fun second piece. To watch videos of my dance choreography and our performances, click here, and enter the all lowercase five-letter word that titles this section.
Influenced by my grandfather, a dentist ahead of his time in holistic health, and my father, a pathologist and dermatologist, I appreciate the balance between science, technology and spirituality, emotion, the arts, nature & beauty, and look at the world through a holistic lens. Choosing Biopsychology, the study of psychology as a natural science, as a pre-med major was the perfect blend between art and science.
I love nature, animals, the arts, dance, yoga, the water, and vegetable gardening. Spending time on holistic health and contemplating all things beautiful and connected is a daily practice. A few words to describe me are passionate spirit, powerful, authentic, truth speaker, connected, emotive, adaptive, empathetic, inspired, soulful.
Rich and I live to the east of Chicago with our newest family member, an English Cream Golden Retriever named BeeGee (Beeg for short - yes, named after the musical group). We have partnered together for years on video production projects through his company, Bolin Video Communications.
Nowadays, I'm busy traveling the world hosting events, enjoying a peaceful life between trips with my beloved family, many of whom live in the Midwest.
Gut Instinct, a local improv comedy troupe, is where I workshop and perform between event trips. "Yes and", being in the moment, listening, reacting, making smart, quick choices, translates directly into my work as a host and emcee. Connecting with audiences through humor and experiencing their laughter is a feeling like no other!
As a former spelling bee champion and lifelong dancer, scenes that focus on words, emotion, and physicality are some of my favorites. Improvising scenes from silly audience pleasers to deeper character development that focuses on our humanity feels amazing in this challenging and rewarding craft.
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Ballerina Bumblebee
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